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Lucrezia Borgia

Lucrezia Borgia

1935 · 93 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama, History, Romance

French silent film pioneer Abel Gance directs this 1935 classic about Lucrezia Borgia, her brother, Cesare. and her father, Pope Alexander VI -- one of history's most ruthless and ambitious crime families.

Directed by Abel Gance · Written by Henri Vendresse

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